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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Hemoptysis Acute Inflammation ... Pneumonias Chronic Inflammmation ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential
Schema for Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Weight Loss without Inflammation:
 • Decreased Intake: Food
Weight Loss - Differential ... Weight Loss without Inflammation ... Weight Loss from Inflammation ... #Weight #Loss #Differential
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
disease • Colon inflammation ... without chronic inflammation ... others) #IBD #inflammatroy ... mimics #mimickers #differential
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential ... Hyperviscosity, Local inflammation ... Vasculitides (inflammation ... Ischemia #Schema #Differential
Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Chronic (>3 months):
 • Extrinsic: Vitamins
 • Intrinsic: Congenital, Inflammatory
Transient:
 •
Neutropenia - Differential ... Transient: • Inflammation ... #Neutropenia #Differential
Nail Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nail Plate Abnormality
 - Trachyonychia
 - Discoloration
 - Onycholysis
 - Pitting
Nail Changes - Differential ... Telangiectasia - Inflammation ... #fingernails #Differential
Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
Anemia of chronic inflammation ... deficiency + Chronic inflammation ... deficiency #diagnosis #differential
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
There are many definitions, but most come down to the presence of granulomas (pathologically or
granulomatous inflammation ... Granulomatous Inflammation ... ANCA #Vasculitis #differential
Pitting vs Non-Pitting Edema: Differential Diagnosis
For pitting edema: there's generally an issue with :
  ↑
Non-Pitting Edema: Differential ... ↑ Vessel wall inflammation ... NonPitting #Edema #Differential
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
Mechanism: • Inflammation ... Glomerular #Diseases #differential